Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-12

neling under the tracks of the Texas and
Pacific. This matter will probably be
brought before the city council at its first
meeting
President Paddock Of the Fort Worth
and Rio Grapde was seen yesterday and
questioned IS to the progress OF the en-
gineers and the prospects for an early ex-
tension Of the road from Granbury. Cap
tain Paddock says the engineers after
spending month in the rich valley OF the
Paluxy, which is beautiful to look upon
aud bountiful in resources, but difficult
to pass through with railroad, were
orderee on and ran good preliminary
lines to Coleman and Brentwood, when
they retraced their steps to Granoury,
and ere now at work locating the very
best lire that can be obtained. The
work of locating will be thoroughly done,
and the work carefully revised before
sork of construction will be-
gin, but this will not take
many weeks before it is completed
A considerable quantity of material has
been collected in the companY's yards IN
this city, consisting of rails, ties, bridge
timuers, spikes, fish plates, etc, which
will be used on the extension and in 6d-
dition 60 this fifty miles OF steel rails are
now on the way. President Paddock says
the two representatives OF the syndicate
who recently went over the entire route
were delighted with the country end ex-
pressed themselves as greatly surprised
st the richness of the soil and the re-
sources of the country, and they went
back home prepared to make good re-
port. President Paddock says no line
has been surveyed to San Angelo as yet,
for there will be time enough for that
when the road is we'll under way to Cole
msu CT Brentwood, but he strongly in
timated that no stop would be made until
San Angelo was reached. The company
is already doing good business, which
is increasing daily.
Two excursion trains, one from 81.
Louis via the Texas and Pacific, and the
other from the east via the Missouri Pa
cifc, brought in some eighty passengers
Yesterday morning, Major Lewis OF Austin
being in charge. Having several hours
to spend in Fort Worth, Msjor Lewis
took them over the city and showed them
many things of interest and profit. In
the party were people from Boston, Chi
cago, Kansas City, Hartford and points
in Michigan. Ali the excursionists, the
ladies included, visited the store Of
Joseph q, Brown, snd then went through
his factory. The force was busy making
fine French candies for the holidays, and
the fsir daughters OF the east cl&pped
their little hands in ecstasy as
they saw how the sweet morsels were
put together in far away Texas, while the
men were astonished to find such an es-
tablisbment here. A half dozen note
books we're out and as many pencils were
busy ct work jotting down the dimen-
sions of the largest grocery house in the
south or west, and making other notes
One Connecticut merchant took prices on
various articles from Mr.. Sam Jackson.
Snd said he thought he could trade with
Fort Worth to advantage. The CONNER
cial Club building, the banks. the water
works and other places were visited, and
every one of the party had 10 taste
our artesian water. When told
that Fort Worth had obtained it's first
railroad In 1875, when it had s popula-
tioE of only 1000 the excursiopists were
amazed, and the half dozen note books
and pencils came out again, and other
memoranda were made. Our streets and
beautiful location were greatly praised,
and the three honrs spent in the railroad
center opened the eyes of the visitors.
At O'Clock the train, consisting of nine
coaches, pulled out for the west, all on
board declaring they would gee
more OF Fort Worth before they
returned home. In this connection
THE GAZETTE gives publicity TO 8
suggestion made by local railroad man
connected with the Missouri Pacific. He
says these excursions go through here
every Friday and the train schedule is
such that the excursionists can remain
here several hours. His idea ia that Fort
Worth people should see to it that these
people find what we have here in the way
of city, but little ofswhich Can be seen
from the Union depot. Major Lewis has
the thanks of Fort Worfnisus for his
efforts IL behalf Of the excursionists and
the city as well.
EfcursfoutstG.